An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.
audiometry
audiometry
noun
(medicine) The quantitative assessment of a person's hearing ability, especially by means of an audiometer.
autodermic
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
comminuted
comminuted
adj
Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comminute
customized
customized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of customize
democritus
democritus
Proper noun
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.
demounting
demounting
verb
present participle of demount
dismounted
dismounted
adj
Having gotten off one's horse, or been removed from its usual mounting, as with a statue off its pedestal, a framed picture from a wall, or a chandelier hanging from a ceiling.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismount
emundation
emundation
noun
Cleaning; disinfection.
Rectification; purification, especially of crude drugs.
eudemonist
eudemonist
noun
Alternative form of eudaemonist
eudiometer
eudiometer
noun
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.
eudiometry
eudiometry
noun
(chemistry, now chiefly historical) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
importuned
importuned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of importune